This looks good, but your instructions are really confusing. You advise hungry cake-lovers to put a lot of ingredients in the blender and pour into a cake pan for the first cake, then to set aside while you work on the second. So are the ingredients you’ve listed for one cake only? Because you never instruct us to halve it and reserve the rest for the top layer of the cake.

I think it would be far less confusing if the instructions state that the ingredients are for “one layer”, not “one cake”…. as most folks in general conversation use the term “cake” to refer to the entire dessert, filling and all, not just one of its layers.

I must try plantains in my baked goods because this looks so good! I was wondering what the ingredients might be as I was scrolling down and you did not disappoint! I cannot wait to get in the kitchen and try baking with plantains! Thanks for sharing

I am a diabetic so I would count the total carbs in the plankton & applesauce subtract the fiber then U have the net carbs for the whole cake then just divide by servings so for 4 servings + that many carbs & half those carbs if you have 8 slices per cake,

This looks great. I’m not real familiar with using plantains, so not sure what green/yellow looks like lol. I would love to see a mocha filling, peanut butter filling, or a peanut butter cake with chocolate filling.

How do you think this cake will hold up to a 3rd layer? Easy the cake easy to cut? Are the layers really thick? Do you think the frosting will ooz out the sides & make a mess or that the layers might crumble? Thinking about making this as a birthday cake for a party with several guests who have health/diet issues.

the cake will hold has 3 layers, it’s pretty sturdy. for the frosting it is a little messy, so you can just add in more coconut oil or butter to help make it less messy when cutting when it’s slightly chilled.

I love this cake! and made it 3 times, but I used ground flex seed instead of the protein powder! It turn good, actually I don’t know the protein powder is good for body or not!? is it professed food? It is substitute of any protein?

I made the cake yesterday, and unfortunately it turned out a little dry and flavorless. I used green bananas instead of plantains, and mashed banana in place of applesauce. I did not expect it to be very sweet, but it didn’t have much flavor and was not sweet at all. I wonder if I did something wrong? I would have expected it to have come out moist due to the coconut oil…

Eleanor,
I have found that anytime you deviate from the recipe as written you must be prepared for the outcome to be different. Applesauce has more moisture than bananas and this may be why your cake was dry.

I made this cake x 1.5, and used a bigger spring form pan. I did add 1 tsp of vanilla, and 2 T honey. It is still definitely not sweet, but it is OK for me. I probably didn’t bake it enough, but love it that way, it is kind of mud cake/truffle consistency. I would recommend using sweeter filling in it, I made cashew banana cream filling from your site. It is a good companion with my afternoon coffee. I better go and get another cup and a piece of oreo cake Thanks!

coconut flour is a very unique flour, usually it works best with eggs. we have done a few recipes using coconut flour with no eggs and they turned out pretty good. not sure how it would work in this recipe.

What am I doing wrong? I have made this twice and both times this cake is rocksolid and taste like cardboard. Are my plantains not ripe enough? Can I substitute banana? Is it 8 ounces of plantains after peeled?

it might be the ripeness of your plantain, maybe try a yellow black spotted one and see if that helps. You can try using a banana instead, we have not tested it so unsure of the texture it will provide the cake. and yes the weight of the plantain is once it has been peeled.

Ok, thanks. I’m new at this and I’m kind of overwhelmed by how many subproducts can come out from a single ingredient – today I learnt that there is cacao powder, butter and paste/liquor. So many things to learn!

I just saw in another one of your recipes that you posted a link to a video where you explain how to make coconut butter. I will definitely check it out.

Do you guys have something like a substitution guide? Seeing that a lot of people ask questions about how to swap one thing for another, I wonder if you have a post where you explain all the different variations that ingredients can have.

there are so many things, but take it slow. You’re doing great! Yes check it out, you will learn to love making it yourself, so easy 🙂 That is a great idea about the substitution guide- we will work on that! Thanks!

I actually haven’t cooked anything yet XD I don’t have the equipment – I don’t own either a blender or a food processor, but I’ll be getting a processor soon 😉

For the time being I’m just familiarizing myself with sugar and gluten-free recipes to learn about techniques and ingredients. Just so you know, I started writing down all the tips I’m learning from you guys =) love your site!

Thanks ladies…attempting it today….I am going to swap the applesauce for pumpkin and the protein for chia meal. The frosting is the one from your cookbook that you top the carrot cake with…correct? I will keep you posted on the results 🙂 Have a great day!

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